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Composite volcanoes typically erupt with explosive force: the magma is too stiff to allow easy escape of volcanic gases. As a consequence, tremendous internal pressures mount as the trapped gases expand during ascent, before the pent-up pressure is suddenly released in a violent eruption.
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Is mount fuji a cinder cone volcano shield volcano or a composite volcano?
Mount Fuji is a composite volcano.
This type of volcano is usually created when andesitic lavas are extruded?
composite cone
What kind of eruption form composite cone volcano?
Composite volcanoes are highly variable in what they erupt. Most often, eruptions will release clouds of ash, pumice, and rock fragments. In some cases they fountain or extrude lava.
What is the definition of a parasitic cone in a volcano?
A parasitic cone (or satellite cone) is the cone-shaped accumulation of volcanic material created by eruptions from fractures other than the central vent of a volcano.
What are three types of mountain formations?
Cinder Cone. Composite Volcano. Shield Volcano.Volcanic mountains Fold mountains Table mountains folded, volcanic, and upwarped
Is mount fuji a cinder cone volcano shield volcano or a composite volcano?
Mount Fuji is a composite volcano.
Is a cinder cone or a composite volcano more dangerous?
Composite Cone
Is the krakatau volcano a shield cinder cone or a composite volcano?
Krakatoa is a composite volcano.
Is mount adams a shield volcano a cinder cone or a composite volcano?
it is a composite volcano
Is Mt Shasta a Cone volcano?
Is it a Cinder Cone volcano? No. Mt. Shasta is a Composite volcano.
Is mount ruapehu a composite shield or cinder cone volcano?
It is a composite volcano.
Is Mt Rabaul a cinder cone shield or composite volcano?
The Rabaul volcano is a caldera. Its sub vents include a composite cone and a pumice cone.
Which type of volcano conists of layers of lava flow and pyroclastic material?
A composite cone is the type of volcano that consists of layers of lava flows and pyroclastic material. A stratovolcano is an example of a composite cone.
Is Paricutin cone or shield or composite?
Paricutin is a cinder cone volcano.
Is mount Krakatoa a shield composite or cinder cone volcano?
Krakatoa is a composite volcano.
What type of volcano is Mount Pelee cone or composite or shield?
it is a composite (or strato) volcano
Is Kilauea volcano a composite or a cinder cone volcano?
it is a shield
